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Engineers need to be familiar with the fundamental principles and concepts in materials and structures in order to be able to design structurers to resist failures. For 4 decades, this book has provided engineers with these fundamentals. Thoroughly updated, the book has been expanded to cover
everything on materials and structures that engineering students
are likely to need. Starting with basic mechanics, the book goes on
to cover modern numerical techniques such as matrix and finite
element methods. There is also additional material on composite
materials, thick shells, flat plates and the vibrations of complex
structures. Illustrated throughout with worked examples, the book
also provides numerous problems for students to attempt.
Laboratory Methods in Food Microbiology describes a wide range of
methods for use in the microbiological analysis of foods, including
approaches to counting and detection procedures for microorganisms,
identification of bacteria, yeasts and fungi, microbiological
analysis for the main food commodity groups, and safety in the food
microbiology laboratory. The book also discusses specific food
poisoning outbreaks in the United States.
This is the definitive practical guide to fault-finding,
troubleshooting and servicing satellite television equipment, both
indoors and outdoors. It will take you through all areas of
satellite television system servicing from the simplest fixed dish
to fully motorised systems. From PAL to Mac to MPEG all
contemporary systems are covered.
Vintage Radio, Television and Hi-Fi are highly popular 'modern
antiques' - and offer the added challenge for restorers of the
repair of classic valve-based circuits. This highly readable book
encompasses all aspects of buying, collecting, restoring,
repairing, sourcing parts, professional services, clubs and
societies, etc. Covering the technical side as well as collecting,
this book offers the most comprehensive coverage available. The first half of the book deals primarily with technical
aspects of restoration, what components are needed and where they
can be found. The second half of the book provides a wealth of
useful information: names and addresses of clubs and societies,
auctions and antique fairs; a professional services directory; how
to get hold of service data. Armed with this book the enthusiast
will be able to tackle the restoration of a vintage machine with
confidence.
Based on the successful first edition, this book gives a general
theoretical introduction to electrochemical power cells (excluding
fuel cells) followed by a comprehensive treatment of the principle
battery types - covering chemistry, fabrication characteristics and
applications. There have been many changes in the field over the
last decade and many new systems have been commercialised. Since
the recent advent of battery powered consumer products (mobile
phones, camcorders, lap-tops etc.) advanced power sources have
become far more important. This text provides an up-to-date account
of batteries which is accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge
of chemistry and physics.
The audio amplifier is at the heart of audio design. Its performance determines largely the performance of any audio system. John Linsley Hood is widely regarded as the finest audio designer around, and pioneered design in the post-valve era. His mastery of audio technology extends from valves to the latest techniques. This is John Linsley Hood's greatest work yet, describing the milestones that have marked the development of audio amplifiers since the earliest days to the latest systems.
This book is a companion text to Active Control of Sound by P.A.
Nelson and S.J. Elliott, also published by Academic Press.
This handy reference guide to modern '74'- series and '4000'- series digital ICs presents 620 useful and carefully selected circuits, diagrams, graphs and tables, supported by informative text and captions. Detailed descriptions of and practical applications information on more than 185 TTL and CMOS ICs are provided. This wealth of information is clearly and logically arranged so
that specific information can be quickly and easily located.
Fifteen chapters cover from IC basics and TTL and CMOS principles,
to the practical circuitry of logic ICs, waveform generators and
multiplexers. While aimed at practical design engineers and
technicians, this pocket book will also be of use to amateurs and
students of electronics. The subject is dealt with in a readable
and essentially non-mathematical manner, with the emphasis on
practical 'user' information and circuitry.
This Don Lancaster classic is by far the best-selling active filter book of all time. It gives you everything you need to know to build active lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filters. An active filter needs no inductors. Instead, op amps,
resistors, and capacitors are used for better results. Advantages
include lower cost, easy tuning, simple design, and modularity.
Lancaster's Active Filter Cookbook includes practical elements such
as working circuits, ready-to-use design tables, tuning, and
real-world applications, making it easy to use and apply. You'll
find both instant design and the mathematics behind coverage.
Microcomputer pioneer Don Lancaster is the author of 34 books, 2
videos and countless articles and columns in technical magazines.
He also heads Synergetics, an Arizona-based design and consulting
firm.
Professor Pearson's book starts with an introduction to the area
and an explanation of the most commonly used functions. It then
moves on through differentiation, special functions, derivatives,
integrals and onto full differential equations. As with other books
in the series the emphasis is on using worked examples and
tutorial-based problem solving to gain the confidence of students.
Vectors in 2 or 3 Dimensions provides an introduction to vectors
from their very basics. The author has approached the subject from
a geometrical standpoint and although applications to mechanics
will be pointed out and techniques from linear algebra employed, it
is the geometric view which is emphasised throughout.
Mathematical modelling modules feature in most university
undergraduate mathematics courses. As one of the fastest growing
areas of the curriculum it represents the current trend in teaching
the more complex areas of mathematics. This book introduces
mathematical modelling to the new style of undergraduate - those
with less prior knowledge, who require more emphasis on application
of techniques in the following sections: What is mathematical
modelling?; Seeing modelling at work through population growth;
Seeing modelling at work through published papers; Modelling in
mechanics.
* Assumes no prior knowledge
The introduction of the Fortran 90 standard is the first
significant change in the Fortran language in over 20 years. this
book is designed for anyone wanting to learn Fortran for the first
time or or a programmer who needs to upgrade from Fortran 77 to
Fortran 90.
The remarkable developments in differential topology and how these
recent advances have been applied as a primary research tool in
quantum field theory are presented here in a style reflecting the
genuinely two-sided interaction between mathematical physics and
applied mathematics. The author, following his previous work
(Nash/Sen: Differential Topology for Physicists, Academic Press,
1983), covers elliptic differential and pseudo-differential
operators, Atiyah-Singer index theory, topological quantum field
theory, string theory, and knot theory. The explanatory approach
serves to illuminate and clarify these theories for graduate
students and research workers entering the field for the first
time.
This book describes modern techniques for reducing the level of airborne noise through the introduction of sound radiated by additional secondary sources, bringing together the results of contemporary research in this area. It is the combination of the physical properties of sound fields and modern digital signal processing technology that has made the active control of sound a practical proposition in a number of important applications. The book covers both these aspects of the subject, initially at a fundamental level, and then in detail in later chapters. The structure of the book is such that it should be suitable for both those seeking a basic understanding of the subject and as a reference for researchers in the field. One of the key features of the work is thus the unified presentation of material from the two disciplines of acoustics and signal processing.
The study and application of spatial information systems have been
developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences.
These systems have the principle functions of capturing, storing,
representing, manipulating, and displaying data in 2-D and 3-D
worlds. This book approaches its subject from the perspectives of
informatics and geography, presenting methods of conceptual
modeling developed in computer science that provide valuable aids
for resolving spatial problems. This book is an essential textbook
for both students and practitioners. It is indispensable for
academic geographers, computer scientists, and the GIS
professional.
It is fitting that Book I of the series should be on the subject of finite elements. The finite element method is now well established as an engineering tool with wide application. At the same time is has attracted considerable attention from mathematicians over the last ten years, so that a large body of mathematical theory now exists.
Multivariate Analysis deals with observations on more than one variable where there is some inherent interdependence between the variables. With several texts already available in this area, one may very well enquire of the authors as to the need for yet another book. Most of the available books fall into two categories, either theoretical or data analytic. The present book not only combines the two approaches but it also has been guided by the need to give suitable matter for the beginner as well as illustrating some deeper aspects of the subject for the research worker. Practical examples are kept to the forefront and, wherever feasible, each technique is motivated by such an example.
The most exciting development in parallel computer architecture
is the convergence of traditionally disparate approaches on a
common machine structure. This book explains the forces behind this
convergence of shared-memory, message-passing, data parallel, and
data-driven computing architectures. It then examines the design
issues that are critical to all parallel architecture across the
full range of modern design, covering data access, communication
performance, coordination of cooperative work, and correct
implementation of useful semantics. It not only describes the
hardware and software techniques for addressing each of these
issues but also explores how these techniques interact in the same
system. Examining architecture from an application-driven
perspective, it provides comprehensive discussions of parallel
programming for high performance and of workload-driven evaluation,
based on understanding hardware-software interactions.
Earthquake engineering is the ultimate challenge for structural
engineers. Even if natural phenomena involve great uncertainties,
structural engineers need to design buildings, bridges, and dams
capable of resisting the destructive forces produced by them. These
disasters have created a new awareness about the disaster
preparedness and mitigation. Before a building, utility system, or
transportation structure is built, engineers spend a great deal of
time analyzing those structures to make sure they will perform
reliably under seismic and other loads. The purpose of this book is
to provide structural engineers with tools and information to
improve current building and bridge design and construction
practices and enhance their sustainability during and after seismic
events. In this book, Khan explains the latest theory, design
applications and Code Provisions. Earthquake-Resistant Structures
features seismic design and retrofitting techniques for low and
high raise buildings, single and multi-span bridges, dams and
nuclear facilities. The author also compares and contrasts various
seismic resistant techniques in USA, Russia, Japan, Turkey, India,
China, New Zealand, and Pakistan.
"Analysis of Turbulent Flows" is written by one of the most prolific authors in the field of CFD. Professor of Aerodynamics at SUPAERO and Director of DMAE at ONERA, Professor Tuncer Cebeci calls on both his academic and industrial experience when presenting this work. Each chapter has been specifically constructed to provide a comprehensive overview of turbulent flow and its measurement. "Analysis of Turbulent Flows" serves as an advanced textbook for PhD candidates working in the field of CFD and is essential reading for researchers, practitioners in industry and MSc and MEng students. The field of CFD is strongly represented by the following
corporate organizations: Boeing, Airbus, Thales, United
Technologies and General Electric. Government bodies and academic
institutions also have a strong interest in this exciting
field.
Computation and Storage in the Cloud is the first comprehensive
and systematic work investigating the issue of computation and
storage trade-off in the cloud in order to reduce the overall
application cost. Scientific applications are usually computation
and data intensive, where complex computation tasks take a long
time for execution and the generated datasets are often terabytes
or petabytes in size. Storing valuable generated application
datasets can save their regeneration cost when they are reused, not
to mention the waiting time caused by regeneration. However, the
large size of the scientific datasets is a big challenge for their
storage. By proposing innovative concepts, theorems and algorithms,
this book will help bring the cost down dramatically for both cloud
users and service providers to run computation and data intensive
scientific applications in the cloud. Covers cost models and
benchmarking that explain the necessary tradeoffs for both cloud
providers and usersDescribes several novel strategies for storing
application datasets in the cloudIncludes real-world case studies
of scientific research applications Describes several novel strategies for storing application datasets in the cloud Includes real-world case studies of scientific research applications
"Principles of Clinical Pharmacology" is a successful survey covering the pharmacologic principles underlying the individualization of patient therapy and contemporary drug development. This essential reference continues to focus on the basics of clinical pharmacology for the development, evaluation, and clinical use of pharmaceutical products while also addressing the most recent advances in the field. Written by leading experts in academia, industry, clinical and regulatory settings, the third edition has been thoroughly updated to provide readers with an ideal reference covering the wide range of important topics impacting clinical pharmacology as the discipline plays an increasingly significant role in drug development and regulatory science. The Third Edition has been endorsed by the American Society for
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics * Includes new chapters on imaging and the pharmacogenetic basis of adverse drug reactions. * Offers an expanded regulatory section that addresses US and international issues and guidelines. * Provides extended coverage of earlier chapters on transporters, pharmacogenetics and biomarkers and also illustrates the impact of gender on drug response. * Presents a broadened discussion of clinical trials from Phase 1 to incorporate Phases II and III.
Evidence based or empirically supported psychotherapies are becoming more and more important in the mental health fields as the users and financers of psychotherapies want to choose those methods whose effectiveness are empirically shown. Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies are shown to have empirical support in the treatment of a wide range of psychological/psychiatric problems. As a cognitive-behavioral mode of action, Problem Solving Therapy has been shown to be an effective psychotherapy approach in the treatment and/or rehabilitation of persons with depression, anxiety, suicide, schizophrenia, personality disorders, marital problems, cancer, diabetes-mellitus etc. Mental health problems cause personal suffering and constitue a
burden to the national health systems. Scientific evidence show
that effective problem solving skills are an important source of
resiliency and individuals with psychological problems exhibit a
deficiency in effective problem solving skills. Problem solving
therapy approach to the treatment and/or rehabilitation of
emotional problems assumes that teaching effective problem solving
skills in a therapeutic relationship increases resiliency and
alleviates psychological problems.The book, in the first chapters,
gives information on problem solving and the role of
problem-solving in the etiology and the treatment of different
forms of mental health problems. In the later chapters, it
concentrates on psychotherapy, assessment and procedures of problem
solving therapy. At the end it provides a case study. This book integrates theory, research & practiceand provides a comprehensive appreciation of problem solving therapy.Itcontains empirical evidence and applied focus for problem solving therapy which provides a scientific base and best practices.The bookalso highlights the problem solving difficulties of persons with specific disorders and provides a better understanding of the relevance of problem solving therapy to a broad range of emotional problems. " |
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